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seemly

英 [ˈsiːmli]

美 [ˈsiːmli]

adj.  合适的; 得体的; 合乎礼仪的

GRE

BNC.40478 / COCA.35852

同义词辨析

decorousdecentniceseemly【导航词义:正派的】

decorousadj. 〈正式〉端庄的,得体的
〔辨析〕
主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
〔例证〕
a decorous hug
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
decentadj. 正派的,规矩的
〔辨析〕
指道德标准符合社会规范的。
〔例证〕
She is a decent citizen.
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
niceadj. 〈旧〉正派的
〔辨析〕
指道德品行高尚的,但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
Nice girls don't do such things.
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
seemlyadj. 〈旧〉适宜的,得体的,合乎行为规范的
〔辨析〕
指根据通行的行为规范,言行举止符合某一情境或社交场合的,但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
It is not seemly for guests to gossip about the hostess.
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 合适的;得体的;合乎礼仪的
      appropriate for a particular social situation

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 得体的;适当的;合乎礼仪的
        Seemlybehaviour or dress is appropriate in the particular circumstances.
        1. Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
          人们认为女性不应该过于自信。

      英英释义

      adj

      • according with custom or propriety
        1. her becoming modesty
        2. comely behavior
        3. it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
        4. a decent burial
        5. seemly behavior
        Synonym:becomingcomelycomme il fautdecentdecorous

      双语例句

      • "Narrative inquiry" in education field concerns how to narrate and how to expand education research with seemly mode of narrating.
        教育领域里的叙事研究关注如何叙事,以及如何以恰当的叙事方式展开教育研究。
      • Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
        愚昧人宴乐度日,是不合宜的,何况仆人管辖王子呢。
      • But, to the advanced ventilation mode& PSV, usual PID algorithm seemly becomes no satisfactory.
        以往的呼吸机只有控制通气方式,使用的是常规的PID算法,收到了满意的效果,但对高性能呼吸机中先进的呼吸方式PSV,常规的PID则显得无能为力了。
      • Her becoming modesty; comely behavior; it is not comme_il_faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money; a decent burial; seemly behavior.
        她适当的谦虚;举止适当的;老是要钱对绅士来说使不礼貌的;体面的埋葬;举止适当。
      • When such a grossly misinterpreted claim was busted, she went for another by copying or writing large amount of seemly related but really out of context content.
        当这样一个严重的曲解被驳斥后,她又去制造另外的谎言,抄来或者写了大量的看似相关,实则无关的内容。
      • It isn't seemly to let the baby play with scissors.
        让宝宝玩剪子不太合适。
      • It would not be seemly for us to be seen here together.
        让别人看到我们在一起不合适。
      • Moreover, by studying the seemly conflicting viewpoints on educational purpose, happiness proves to be the common point.
        而通过对各种冲突的教育目的观的研究也发现,对人生幸福的追求是它们的逻辑融合点。
      • It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
        待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。
      • We will call at a more seemly time.
        我们会在更适合的时候来拜访的。